Astor Court, a 25,000‑sqft Gold Coast estate at 1355 N Astor, is relisted for $21M with a new @properties agent leading the sale.

A buyer says it will close soon on the Ellis Lakeview apartments; a judge’s consent decree and tenant opposition will shape how repairs and relocations proceed.

Lawyers say a settlement may be near in the lawsuit over Yorkville’s 1,037‑acre Project Cardinal data‑center plan.

Mayor Brandon Johnson says Chicago could house about 400,000 more residents if the city builds affordable homes and boosts transit. Planners say the space exists on paper but funding, zoning and high construction costs are major hurdles.

A full-floor, 76th-floor St. Regis penthouse in Chicago is asking $11.5M after a designer overhaul and is being offered fully furnished.

Developers trimmed a planned Evanston tower to 26 stories and 298 feet while adding units and more affordable apartments. The revised application heads to City Council next week.

Oak Forest is asking to extend a TIF district through 2051 to back a four‑building Deshe Real Estate development on West 159th. The developer says it needs about $8 million in public help.

Opus completed a 52,174-square-foot build-to-suit plant for Elgin Recycling in Gilberts, adding an R2-standard shredder and expanded electronics-processing capacity.

Morningstar is reportedly in talks to lease roughly 300,000 sq ft at Google’s revamped Thompson Center, a potentially big retention win for the Loop.

A vacant River North office at 50 E Huron — the former ALA headquarters — hit the market after a roughly $35M redevelopment plan was abandoned. The listing highlights approved redevelopment rights and retail upside.

The Community Development Commission approved $5.9M in TIF to rehab Villa Guadalupe at 3207 E. 91st, preserving 53 affordable senior units and adding three supportive-housing units.

Advocates warn Illinois' donation tax credit will sunset in 2026, threatening thousands of planned affordable homes across Chicago and the state. Lawmakers have introduced bills to extend and modestly boost the program, but time is short.

Debt buyers are reviving long‑dormant second mortgages in Chicago, forcing foreclosure fights and prompting scrutiny from lawyers, the CFPB and lawmakers.